Carol Taylor “River Geodes, Showing the Map of the St. John River From Maine, USA to the Bay of Fundy in Saint John Harbour in New Brunswick, Canada”
“G
eodes are rock-like and usually spherical, their hollow insides contain sparking mineral crystals or concentric layers of minerals. Often beautifully colored, they are frequently found near riverbeds.
My geodes contain drawn, and glazed miniature sections of the St. John River from its beginnings in Maine to its end in the City of Saint John harbor, reminding us of the river’s importance in our lives, and their form speaks of the preciousness of water itself.
Women, it was slated to open at the Saint John Art Center in March 2020 until the end of April. The 'opening' and the the venue itself was closed because of Covid 19, as was the May/ June exhibition at University of New Brunswick. This virus has changed many artists lives.”
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I grew from a toddler to a teenager on a country road outside the small village of Apohaqui, NB. Even then, art was a big part of my life, drawing my fashions for cut out dolls, drawing them for my friends. Later as a teen burying flat-50 cigarette tins in four places within my world to see if I would be able to dig them up when I got old. (About 30 I thought at the time, my mother’s age.) Now I look back from real age and experience, and those flat-fifties are long gone to bull-dozers. But the memory of doing it remains. Now I enjoy whatever medium I think an art project demands from thread to clay, from yesterday’s computer components to words. I attended Saint John Vocational School by the good graces of my high school homeroom teacher, Miss Crowe, who saw that I was an an artist and insisted to the principal of Sussex High that I be trained to become one. All my teachers have been my salvation, including Kay Smith, poet, English teacher. My current exhibition: PORTRAITS In And Out Of Court, (to compliment the book Carol Taylor Capturing Crime) was an exhibit of small courtroom portraits and 3 x 4 ft portraits of Brave
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Detail of One St. John River Geode
SPRING 2020
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